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toomanytoyzz said:
Looks like he's leading in the seam on that rear 1/4 in the bodywork pic. Heating up poison will create hot smoke which many 'a bodyman huffed back in the day. My father being one of them. He's been pounding fenders for 54+ years. Still owns his shop at the young age of 75.
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Steinmetz said:
NO. It's the photo of the man with the differentials on the bench. White lead was used on screw threads before torquing. There's some on his hands, too. I'll bet he didn't wash them before eating his lunch.
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Two of the photos have lead things going on.

In the bodywork photo toomanytoyzz mentioned, there's a bar of lead sitting on the wood block, and the guy is floating molten lead onto the quarter panel. Now that would be done with Bondo.

In the differential photo Steinmetz mentioned, Dutch Boy White Lead is being used in the assembly of the differential. Along with being used on screw threads as both a sealer and an anti-seize compound, in differential assembly, white lead was sometimes used in place of Prussian Blue for adjusting backlash, which could also explain the white lead on the guy's finger. It was also used as both a lubricant and a sealer for press-fitted parts, as a gasket coating or stand-alone sealer, as a lubricant on metalworking lathe dead centers, as a paint additive, and various other things.

Basically as versatile as it was hazardous...

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i'm not old enough to directly relate to that picture. but maybe because i didn't grow up with a dad that showed me how to fix things, and the fact that I became a dad myself in the last few years.... seeing that little boy hanging out with dad in the shop is such an awesome sight to me... i just imagine what the boy as an adult remembers of those "days in dad's shop" ... wish I had memories like that and hope my son will have such memories when i'm no longer in this world.
 
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bimmerZ5 said:
i'm not old enough to directly relate to that picture. but maybe because i didn't grow up with a dad that showed me how to fix things, and the fact that I became a dad myself in the last few years.... seeing that little boy hanging out with dad in the shop is such an awesome sight to me... i just imagine what the boy as an adult remembers of those "days in dad's shop" ... wish I had memories like that and hope my son will have such memories when i'm no longer in this world.
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In case you hadn't heard...It was a staged photograph.
 
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sure looks better than a bunch of neon signs and other goofey **** people cram in thier "garage" now days.
 
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Nice pix. The kind you can stare at for a long time and keep seeing stuff.

It took me a minute to realize that the 'deuce' in the tool board photo is a 34 with a deuce shell. Was that common back in the day?
 
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timm95 said:
Yeah, because I'm sure he never let his kid into the shop except for this one staged photo
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And that would be a sad thing. My 2 1/2 yr old grandson uses the floor jack for a pull toy out there. And the service stool. And like rides in the bottom of the service cart, etc. We also play baseball with the plastic balls that ricochet off a windshield and end up who knows where. Then we crawl around on the floor looking for them. :thumbup:
 
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Check out the TOYOTA logo on the (what looks like an engine block) on the lower left of the upper left picture (the one with the dude working on the wooden bench). The thermos is a nice touch too...lol. See the vintage craftsman box on the left side? look down.

Hot rods indeed.
 
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Great photos. There is a guy that sells photos like this at the Pomona Swap Meet (Ca.) That are all black and white prints from about the 30's til the 70's of all car related stuff. From Dealership's part store publicity shots in the Midwest in the 30's to El Mirage racing scenes.

I guess the story goes that the original photographer died and he bought all the negatives from this guy and is making prints. They are great images. I have decorated my office with framed black and white. Perfect for my business (Automotive Aftermarket).

Anyway, did anyone notice the 3rd member the guy is working on are cast aluminum not cast iron. Very cool.
 
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